Handle-loop.



No. 825,563. PATENTED JULY 10, 1906. H. P. TOWNSEND & O. E. JOHNSON.

HANDLE LOOP.

APPLICATION FILED rm. 8. 1906.

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UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY P. TOWNSEND AND CHARLES E. JOHNSON,

CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNORS TO CORBIN CABINET OF NEW BRITAIN, LOCK COMPANY,OF

HANDLE-LOOP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1906.

Application filed February 8. 1906. Serial No. 800,044.

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Be it known that we, HARRY P. TOWNSEND and CHARLES E. J OHNSON, citizensof the United States, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford,Connecticut, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements inHandle-Loops, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription,

Our invention relates to improvements in handle-loops of the type suchas are ordinarily attached to dress-suit cases, travelingbags, and otherlike receptacles.

It is the object of our invention to provide a simple, inexpensive, andeffective means for securing the handle in place, the construction beingalso such that the handle is permitted to swing down so as to lie flatagainst the bag and out of the way when not in use.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the handle and attaching means, one ofthe parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 is an end elevation, alsopartly in section. Fig. 3 is a plan view of one of thesocket-retainingmembers. Fig. 4 is a view of the under side thereof.Fig. 5 is a front elevation similar to Fig. 1, showing a modification ofthe attaching device. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the handle shown in5 and a part of the attaching device. Fig. 7 is a plan view of one ofthe socket-retainers of the form shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a view ofthe under side of said socket.

In the preferred form of the invention the handle proper comprises agrip portion lo'f suitable material, such as leather, provided with theusual filler and having an internal reinforcement 2, of such material aswire, which not only gives great strength to the handle proper, but maybe used as a means to give it its contour. The reinforcing-wire 2 iscaused to pro ect beyond the ends of the jacket 1, and these projectingends form the p ivotbearings for the handle.

3 3 are the pivot ends which take a bearing in what we will term thebearingplate 4, said bearing-plate being suitably secured for example,by lugs 4 4 which take into suitable recesses in a socket 5. The socket5 not only retains the bearing-plate 4, but in turn furnishes a bearingfor the end of the covering 1 of the handle proper.

5 5' are wings on the socket 5 to afford means for attaching saidsockets to the bag or receptacle to wlnch the handlle is to be applied,any ordinary means being employed for that purpose, such as rivets.

The method of attaching the socket to the bag (not shown) is of courseimmaterial. In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4 the plate 4 is slottedfrom its lower side up to about the center, and the extreme end of thebearing end 3 is upset or enlarged to prevent the handle from pullingout. In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive, the extreme end ofthe bearing end 3 of the reinforce may be upset or enlarged before theparts are assembled, the slot (indicated at 6, Fig. 2) permitting thebearing end 3 to be slid into place just before the socket 5 is securedto the bag.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5 the handle is constructed, as inthe first instance, of an external portion 1 and an internal reinforce2, having the bearing ends 3 3. 5 5 are the sockets, and 4 4* representa corrugation or recess formed in the inner wall thereof arranged toreceive the retaining-plate 4 but said retaining-plate may be readilyremoved therefrom when the sockets are free from the bag, saidretaining-plate merely sliding into place in the groove. Of course itmay be rigidly retained therein, if desired, after once the plate 4 isin place on the bearing end 3 of the handle. stead of being slotted hasperforations of a suitable size to receive the bearing end 3 of thehandle-reinforce. The extreme end of the bearing 3 may be, as in thefirst instance, upset to prevent the bearing from being withdrawn. InFigs. 6 to 8, inclusive, the bearing-plate is applid to the bearing 3before the extreme end of the bearing is upset. After this is done theparts are assembled by merely sliding the plate 4 into place in thesocket 5', after which the said socket may be secured to the bag, thuspermanently uniting all of the parts.

In all of the forms the handle is free to swing down flat against thebag when not in' use. The construction is simple, inexpensive, durable,and effective. The sockets 5 and 5 in each instance may be closed at oneend to afford a proper finish, as well as to protect the bearing end ofthe handle proper and hide the retaining-plate.

What we claim is 1. A handle, including a grip portion, a socket forreceiving the ends thereof, a plate This plate 4 in this instance in-ICC held by'the socket and arranged transversely thereof, the extremeends of the handle portion taking a bearing in said plate and beingprovided with an enlargement beyond said plate to prevent itsWithdrawal.

2. In a handle, a grip portion, a socket into which one end of the gripportion projects, a plate carried by said socket and arrangedtransversely thereof, the end of said handle projecting through saidplate and provided With an enlargement beyond said plate to prevent saidhandle pulling through.

3. In a handle for bags and the like, a grip portion, two sockets, theextreme ends of sai grip portion. projecting into said sockets andtaking a bearing therein, an independent plate carried by each socketand extending transversely thereof, the bearing ends of said gripportion also taking a bearing in said plates and being enlarged on oneside thereof to prevent the handle from pulling through.

4. In a handle for bags and the like, a grip portion, a socket for eachend thereof, a transversely-arranged removable plate in one of saidsockets, said socket being recessed to receive said plate, the bearingend of said handle projecting through said plate and being provided Withan enlargement at its extreme end and beyond said plate to pre- Vent theacpidental Withdrawal thereof.

HARRY P. TOWNSEND. CHARLES E. JOHNSON.

Witnesses:

BERTHA WILLIAMS, JOHN D. BLAIR.

